Dynasties of ancient Egypt

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After reading Sherine El-Menshawy’s article entitled, “Notes on the Human Characteristics of Ancient Egyptian Kings”, I found it very interesting. My reason for that is because there are so many theories and opinions of each King. The reasoning for Sherine’s article to be able to get a closer look at this kings and to show us things about them that we have never seen before. I noticed a lot of insight in the article from different people and historians, especially in the first couple of pages…

When you compare the key geographical features of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt, many similarities as well as differences can be observed. Similarities of early Egypt and China civilizations include that they were both founded around rivers. Both locations provided fertile soil that birthed a basis for agriculture. Differences include the temperament of those rivers and the surrounding geography that affected the development of these civilizations. Early civilizations commonly developed…

During the Ancient Egyptian era, members of the community took the time to ensure that those who were important during their period of existence were paid proper respects after they had passed away. Considering that the kings and high rulers were not satisfied with simply being placed in the ground like the common Egyptian at the time, they sought out to enhance the burial techniques for those of importance. (“Burial Practice, Afterlife, and Mummies,” 2014) One of the most popular examples…

dating from 2575 to 2465 BC, a time known as the 4th Dynasty, ie the beginning of the Pyramid Age (Loan, 2015) is actually a pair of statues, pieces of art common in the ancient Egypt, made of limestone, one of the oldest and most popularly used minerals during the era, while the Gudea statue, on the other hand, is a statue that was made between 2150 and 2100 BC in Neo-Sumerian culture, carved in diorite, a very hard and dark material. In ancient Egypt, statues of couples were used to adorn the…

deceased it would leave behind a rich, brown layer of silt that was suitable for growing wheat, beans, barley, and maybe even cotton. The ancient egyptians would probably not be as great of a civilization if the Nile was not located there. They needed this fertile land for planting, they also discovered that the Nile provided many…

spouse at the same time. The word polygamy consists of two sections: polys “many” and gamos “marriage” Polygamy literally means “often married” in Late Greek. Polygamy in ancient Egypt was not common; however there was no restriction in the ancient Egyptian religion or law obliged monogamy. In normal conditions the ancient Egyptian man had only one wife, but sometimes with the agreement of the wife he could take another one. The control of polygamy was economic wise that was the main reason…

important stages to define and understand the development of Egyptian civilization was the Predynastic era (the Egyptian Neolithic), a period of time spanning from 4000 to 3200 BC that was a precursor of Pharaonic Egypt and its dynasties of kings. Neolithic communities of Upper and Lower Egypt cultivated different kinds of barley, spelt, flax, fruits and vegetables. It is also known that different kinds of animals were domesticated. Both steps were necessary for all later history. The process of…

deceased in the afterlife in Ancient Egypt from around 2000BC. They are servants that answer “Here I am” when called by the wealthy owner, who continued their afterlife in the netherworld. Placing shabtis in the coffin is a method to indicate the power and wealthiness the departed owned. Through the appearance of the turquoise faience shabti, social status of the shabtis can be revealed. Most of shabtis were produced in either late period or Ptolemaic dynasty in Ancient Egypt. Although the…

Cleopatra is the last Queen of Egypt and she is the last Ptolemy dynasty of Macedonia, so she is the last Egypt ruler who have the Greek lineage, and she is very smart and beautiful when she was young, she can understand 14 languages. Before her father, the King Ptolemy XII Auletes died, she ruled Egypt with her father, and when the King died, she became to the Queen and ruled with her 2 younger brother is Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, but inheritance the throne of Ptolemy dynasty popular…